Alsace grand cru Bruderthal

Alsace grand cru Bruderthal is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 19 ha in Molsheim. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies next to Molsheim and 20 km west of Strasbourg.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de sélection de grains nobles, Vin de vendanges tardives, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1999-02-19

Area

19 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.48 × 0.67 km

Centre

48.5487° N, 7.4830° E

Grapes

Gewürztraminer, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat À Petits Grains Blancs, Muscat À Petits Grains Roses, Pinot Gris, Riesling

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town

next to Molsheim

Nearest city

20 km west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

379 km

Same latitude

Vancouver Island (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

225–303 m

Mean elevation

263 m

Mean slope

9.7° (17 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 19,182 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)87%
• Unconsolidated sediments13%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Molsheim

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)